This department is mandated to look after the welfare of the most underprivileged sections of the society namely the Schedule Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Backward classes and Minorities and the task of bringing all round development of these sections. During the financial year 2008-09, it wills the endeavor of the state to continue the plans and programs with greater emphasis so that the Scheduled Tribes, the Scheduled Castes, the Backward Castes and Minorities could reap the benefit of the programs.

Department of Welfare has a great contribution in imparting skill development training in the state. The department has four wings who provider skill development training in field of agriculture, animal rearing, pilot, air-hostess, food processing, computers, retail management, event management etc. The divisions are as follows:

oJSSCDC (Jharkhand State Scheduled Castes Development Corporation)

oJSTCDC (Jharkhand State Tribal Cooperative Development Corporation)

oJTDS ( Jharkhand Tribal Development Society)

oTRI (Jharkhand Tribal Welfare Research Institute)

Department has short-term and long-term programs and many of them are for schedule caste candidates. People can earn Rs 5,000-Rs 15,000 after the skill training which can help government to uplift backward class of society.